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  • Photograph of a St. Patrick's Day Dance held at the Knights of Columbus Hall.

  • Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Suzy Post (1933-) on 2001 and, 2014. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Post on August 18, 2014. Clippings and articles on Post were not digitized. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Photograph of the cast of Cinderella at Cabbage Patch Settlement House. Plays were a popular activity for the youth at The Cabbage Patch; the girls created elaborate costumes for this production of Cinderella in 1918.

  • From left standing: Miss Grace Pollock, Leader; Mrs. Forsch; Miss Margaret Speed, Head Resident. Others in picture include Mrs. Hattie Lynam, Mrs. William Lynam, Mrs. Ed. LaDuke, Mrs. Thomas Montgomery

  • Photograph of the 1700 block of Belmar Drive, off of Poplar Level Road, in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Roosevelt visits Louisville during the 1932 presidential campaign.

  • Reproduction of a negative by Ivey Watksins Cousins (1898-1973). It captures the joy of young Black boys playing with a pet dog in a northwestern view of East Broadway and South Jackson Street in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of Danville, Virginia, Ivey Watkins Cousins moved to Louisville in 1944. He held numerous jobs over the years, working as a tobacco dealer, photographer, machine-shop instructor, manager of the USO Shop, and Curator of the Louisville Library Museum. In 1959, he began photographing houses and structures being demolished to make way for I-65. After viewing the images, the Filson Club Board of Directors gave Cousins $25 to buy film for his project. This is one of the few images in which Cousins photographs people.

  • View of the Board of Trade building at 106 North 3rd Street [northwestern corner of South 3rd Street and West Main Street].

  • View of the Savoy Theatre (opened in 1894 as the Grand Opera House) on West Jefferson Street.

  • Photograph of the front of the Rialto Theater.

  • Photograph of the southeastern view of a building being torn down for the construction of Interstate 65, at East Jacob Street and South 1st Street. Unity Temple is in the distance.

  • Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Riva Drutz (1921-) on February 22, 2011. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Drutz taken by Margaret Mazanec at a party on June 26, 2013. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Babette Fleischer (1944-) on December 22, 2015. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Fleischer seated in a chair in December 2015. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Farmer's Tobacco Warehouse, West Main St., Louisville, Ky. Taken before 1902. Negative, 4x5.

  • Collage of photographs from the Urban Renewal of Louisville Annual report

  • Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Enid German-Beck (1930-) in November 2010. The summary is accompanied by photographs of Enid, her homes, and her family and friends, dating from the 1930s-1950s, 2011. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Daisy Goldstein (1933-) on December 10, 2010. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Goldstein taken by Margaret Mazanec at a party on June 23, 2013. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Jacob Wishnia (1937-) on December 16, 2014. The summary is accompanied by photographs of Jake and Carol Wishnia. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Irvin Jay Steinberg (1938-) on December 16, 2015. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Steinberg in December 2015 and list of organizations he was involved in.. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Allan Steinberg (1941-) on April 14, 2015. The summary is accompanied by two circa 2010s photographs of Steinberg, his resume, and clippings on him. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.
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